, and quit opera entirely . disappointed by her blocked entry into the operatic scene , ga ##uth ##ier departed europe and travelled to java . there , she met a dutch import ##er and plantation manager named fran ##s kn ##oot ##e . ga ##uth ##ier and kn ##oot ##e married on may 22 , 1911 . ga ##uth ##ier studied the music of java , and began to include this in her repertoire . her accompanying pianist was paul see ##li ##g , who had previously been the conductor for the k ##rat ##on of sur ##aka ##rta , which afforded ga ##uth ##ier a number of opportunities . on permission of the javanese court , she studied the game ##lan , probably being the first
, and quit opera entirely. disappointed by her blocked entry into the operatic scene, gauthier departed europe and travelled to java. there, she met a dutch importer and plantation manager named frans knoote. gauthier and knoote married on may 22, 1911. gauthier studied the music of java, and began to include this in her repertoire. her accompanying pianist was paul seelig, who had previously been the conductor for the kraton of surakarta, which afforded gauthier a number of opportunities. on permission of the javanese court, she studied the gamelan, probably being the first